Rene-Charles de Breslay

Rene-Charles de Breslay (1658-1735) is a priest, a missionary and a Canadian sulpician. Very active in the missions, he exerted his ministry as general Vicaire of Quebec.

Doctor de Sorbonne, it arrived the August 3rd 1694 and was employed with the service road of Montreal. The January 13rd], it blesses the pit of the sister Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congrégation of Notre-Dame. It made several voyages in France, from 1707 to 1717, and obtained help for the missions.

In 1721, with the approval of Mgr of Mornay, coadjutor of the bishop of Quebec, it exerted the saint ministry in the islands Midsummer's Day, of the Madeleine, Miscou, river Laurombec and others in the Golfe the St. Lawrence. From November 1724 in June 1731, it was cleaned of Port-Royal. In 1723, it went to the Île to the Tortas.

In a letter with the minister-secretary of state, in 1724, Mr. of Vaudreuil known as: " The P. Bresslé, missionary of the Algonquins and the Mipissingues, to the Island-with-Tortas, where it made make a church and a house, had brought a priest (Mr. Elie Duperet) who always has demeuré." there; He died in France, on December 4th, 1735.

References

general Repertory of the Canadian clergy, by chronological order since the foundation of the colony until our days, by Mgr Cyprien Tanguay, Montreal: Eusèbe Senécal & wire, printers and publishers, 1893.

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